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Assertion : The kneaded flour shows leavening, when yeast is added to it.
Reason : Enzymes secreted by yeast cause leavening.

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If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

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If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explananation of the assertion

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If the assertion is true but the reasons is false

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If both the assertion and reason are false

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A small quantity of yeast is added to wheat flour. The same is kneaded. The kneaded flour is kept at a warm temperature for a few hours. It swell up. The phenomenon is called leavening . Leavening is caused by secretion of three types of ensymes by yeast. They are amylase, maltase and zymase.
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